Death toll in Dagestan blast rises to three
12:21, 30 April 2010
MOSCOW. April 30. KAZINFORM The number of people killed in Thursday's blast in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan has risen to three as a civilian died in hospital on Friday, the Rossiya 24 TV channel said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
A Lada Priora car exploded near a police station killing two police officers when they stopped it to inspect driver's documents.
17 people were wounded. Six of them are police officers and 11 are civilians, including a child.
Russia has been fighting militants in the North Caucasus for almost two decades, including two brutal wars against separatists in Chechnya.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev created the North Caucasus Federal District in January as part of efforts to improve the regional economy and remove incentives for locals to join militant groups; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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